大般涅槃經義記 5.248

5.248

前中有四：一始見驚怪、二「即共」下讚其所為、三「爾時眾中有一天」下量其所作、四「如是之事實難信」下明須驗試。初二可知。第三段中，三人量之：初一天子言求帝處、第二仙天道其不求、第三帝釋乘言述讚。第二人中，先標其人，下明所說，先勸莫慮，次舉外道苦行類之，後明菩薩苦行所為。「世有大士為眾生」等汎舉一切菩薩所作，「如我解」下將此類彼。帝釋嘆中，「如汝言者」牒前所說，「是人」已下三句述可：一明其人能以善法攝取眾生、二「有佛樹」下明能滅除眾生煩惱、三「是人未來作善逝」下明能益己。

The former has four parts: first, initially seeing him with astonishment; second, from "then together" downward, praising what he did; third, from "at that time, among the assembly there was a deva" downward, assessing what he did; fourth, from "such a matter is indeed hard to believe" downward, clarifying the necessity of testing. The first two can be understood. In the third section, three persons assess him: the first devaputra says he seeks Śakra's position; the second, an immortal deva, states that he does not seek it; the third, Śakra, follows their words to confirm and praise. In the second person, he first designates the person, and below clarifies what he says: first urging not to worry, next adducing the austerities of non-Buddhists to compare them, and finally clarifying the purpose of the bodhisattva's austerities. "There are great beings in the world who, for the sake of sentient beings..." and so forth generally adduces what all bodhisattvas do; from "according to my understanding" downward, he assimilates this [practitioner] to them. In Śakra's praise, "according to your words" recaps what was previously stated; from "this person" downward, three clauses confirm it: first, clarifying that this person can gather sentient beings through wholesome dharmas; second, from "there is a buddha-tree" downward, clarifying that he can eliminate the afflictions of sentient beings; third, from "this person will in the future become a Sugata" downward, clarifying that he can benefit oneself.